MEDIA RESOURCES
The Lottery’s Office of Public Affairs and Communications team leads the outreach efforts highlighting the Lottery’s mission of raising additional, supplemental funding for education.
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Lottery Media Contacts
Carolyn Becker, Deputy Director
Michael Bond, Information Officer I
Greg Parashak, Information Officer I
If you're not with the media, please contact our main Customer Service Department at 1-800-LOTTERY (1-800-568-8379)
OCTOBER 25 - Trip to the Landfill Leads to a $2 Million California Lottery Scratchers® Win and a Disbelieving Boss!
OCTOBER 10 - California Lottery Ticket Wins Big in Powerball®
OCTOBER 7 - Mega Millions® to get MEGA enhancements in April 2025
OCTOBER 3 - California Lottery Celebrates 39 Years of Raising Funds for Public Education
OCTOBER 2 - CA Lottery Scratchers® Winner Celebrates Lucky Streak, Including Winning a $10 Million Top Prize
AUGUST 27 - Two $2 Million CA Lottery Tickets Set to Expire Soon
AUGUST 23 - California Scratchers® Winners Celebrate Big Wins Across the State
AUGUST 20 - JACKPOT! Powerball® Ticket Sold in Southern California Wins $44.3 Million
AUGUST 17 - Mega Millions® Ticket Worth More Than $1 Million Sold in Southern California
AUGUST 12 - CA Lottery Players Scratch Their Way to $22 Million in Prizes
AUGUST 2 - Fair Fortune! $1 Million CA Lottery Ticket Sold at the OC Fair
JULY 22 - A Winning Weekend – SuperLotto Plus® Ticket Sold in NorCal Hits $54 Million Jackpot
JULY 15 - CA Lottery Announces Daily Derby® Special Promotion
JULY 12 - California Lottery Celebrates National Lottery Week with Record Contributions to Public Education
JULY 1 - CA Lottery Kicks Off Fiscal Year, Projecting More Than $2.08 Billion for Public Education
JUNE 28 - Summer Sizzles With Over $19 Million in New CA Lottery Winners!
JUNE 18 - CA Lottery Cautions Its 23,000+ Retail Partners: Don’t Sell to Digital Ticket-Ordering Companies
JUNE 7 - A Small Store Wins Big as Two CA Lottery Players Cash in $28 Million in Prizes
JUNE 5 - $2.9+ Million California Lottery Ticket Remains Unclaimed With Deadline Approaching
MARCH 29 - Back-to-Back Billion-Dollar Announcements for CA Lottery
MARCH 28 - Boosting the Bottom Line: Lottery Sales – Good for Communities Across CA
MARCH 26 - Is Billion the New Million? CA Lottery Puts This Week’s Giant Jackpots Into Context
MARCH 25 - Every Dollar Counts: Two Giant Jackpots Fuel Funding for California Public Education
MARCH 24 - $2.4 Million Powerball® Ticket Sold in Southern California
MARCH 23 - More Than $1.8 Billion Up for Grabs: Top 5 Things California Lottery Players Should Know
MARCH 22 - As Mega Millions® Jackpot Approaches $1 Billion, CA Lottery Reminds Players to Be Responsible
MARCH 20 - $1.7 Million Winning Mega Millions® Ticket Sold at Lucky CA Lottery Shop in Sacramento
MARCH 19 - BREAKING NEWS: Mega Millions® Jackpot Just Increased to an Estimated $893 Million
MARCH 18 - $645 Million up for Grabs in Tonight’s Powerball® Drawing
MARCH 15 - California Lottery Reveals Who Won Massive $1.765 Billion Powerball® Jackpot
MARCH 13 - Dueling Jumbo Jackpots –A Winning Combination for California Schools
MARCH 11 - Powerball® Jackpot Springs Forward to $532 Million
MARCH 8 - Will There Be a Weekend Winner With $1.2 Billion in Jackpots up for Grabs?
MARCH 6 - California Lottery Promotes Problem Gambling Awareness
MARCH 6 - California Lottery Makes Another Millionaire, While Mega Millions® Jackpot Keeps on Rolling
MARCH 5 - Mega Millions® and Powerball® Now Offering Combined Jackpots of $1.1+ Billion
FEBRUARY 27 - More Than Two Million Winning Mega Millions® Tickets Sold in CA, but No Jackpot Yet in 2024
FEBRUARY 23 - Education Is Winning as Mega Millions® Jackpot Hits an Estimated $525 Million
FEBRUARY 9 - A Super Weekend Ahead: CA Lottery Announces Three New Millionaires
FEBRUARY 8 - CA Lottery Players Can Now Get Same-Day Prizes up to $1,000
FEBRUARY 7 - Mega Millions® Ticket Sold at Northern California Bowling Alley Wins More Than $1.5 Million
FEBRUARY 4 - Jackpot! One Lucky Ticket Sold in Los Angeles Hits $20 Million SuperLotto Plus® Top Prize
JANUARY 30 - Two Players Spend $30 Each on CA Lottery Tickets, Both Land a Top Scratchers® Prize of $10 Million
JANUARY 9 - CA Lottery Announces First Mega Millions® Winners of 2024
JANUARY 2 - Even With No Jackpot Winner in California, Public Schools in the Golden State Still Win Big
JANUARY 1 - Powerball® Jackpot Rolls Into New Year at $810 Million
DECEMBER 30 - CA Lottery Winner Has Only Days Left to Claim Big Powerball® Prize
DECEMBER 29 - Mission Accomplished! A Record-Setting Year for California Lottery and the Public Schools It Serves
DECEMBER 27 - BREAKING: Powerball® Jackpot Increases to $700 Million; CA Lottery Raises Additional $50+ Million for Public Education
DECEMBER 26 - A Multimillion-Dollar Christmas Present: One Lucky Ticket in California Wins $2+ Million on Powerball®
DECEMBER 25 - Will It Be ‘Claus’ for Celebration in California? $638 Million Powerball® Jackpot Could Be the Best Present Ever
DECEMBER 23 - A Busy Shopping Message From CA Lottery as Tonight’s Powerball Jackpot Is Now an Estimated $620 Million
DECEMBER 18 - Powerball® Ready to Deliver Hefty Jackpot This Holiday Season
DECEMBER 16 - Will There Be a Winter Weekend Wealth Windfall? Powerball® Jackpot up to an Estimated $535 Million Tonight
DECEMBER 15 - Sky-High Surprise: Airport Worker Is Set for Life After Winning $20 Million!
DECEMBER 13 - Lucky Mega Millions® Ticket Sold in California Wins $2.9 Million – Not Bad for Second Place!
DECEMBER 11 - How Could This Happen? Two Winning Mega Millions® Jackpot Tickets Sold at the Same Store in California
NOVEMBER 29 - A Particularly Sweet Win for California Lottery’s Newest Millionaire
NOVEMBER 24 - Scratchers® Aren’t Toys: California Lottery Urges Players to Gift Responsibly This Holiday Season
NOVEMBER 23 - One Lucky CA Lottery Player Likely Extra Thankful Today With Winning Powerball® Ticket Worth $1.2+ Million
NOVEMBER 21 - ‘Quirky’ Method of Playing California Lottery Scratchers® Finally Pays off With Exciting $5 Million Win!
NOVEMBER 14 - California Lottery TV Commercials, Radio Spots, and Digital Ads Win International Acclaim for Excellence
NOVEMBER 6 - CA Lottery Makes Changes to Hot Spot® Game, Aiming to Help Both Players and Public Schools Win Bigger
NOVEMBER 2 - Self-Proclaimed ‘King of Scratchers’ Lottery Player Wins $5 Million Top Prize in Superstitious Fashion
OCTOBER 31 - Haunted by Previous Lottery Experience, Scratchers® Player Enjoys $2 Million Worth of Redemption
OCTOBER 26 - Colorful Surprise for Latest CA Lottery Instant Millionaire!
OCTOBER 25 - SuperLotto Plus® Jackpot Winner Comes Forward, Claims $82 Million Prize
OCTOBER 19 - California Lottery Player Stops to Fill Up – Buys Mega Millions® Ticket Worth More Than $1.4 Million!
OCTOBER 19 - Winning Ticket Hits $18 Million SuperLotto Plus® Jackpot
OCTOBER 18 - Scratchers® Player Asks Store Clerk to Choose Which Game to Buy – Ends up Walking Out the Door a Multimillionaire!
OCTOBER 12 - $1.765 Billion Powerball® Jackpot Update: Kern County Business Located in Small Town Celebrates Huge Win
OCTOBER 11 - CA Lottery Raises More Than $100 Million for Public Education Thanks to Tonight’s $1.7 Billion Powerball® Jackpot
OCTOBER 10 - Another Powerball® Drawing, Another California Lottery Player With a Million-Dollar Win!
OCTOBER 9 - With Powerball® Jackpot at $1.55 Billion Tonight, CA Lottery Reminds Players of Two Major Warnings
OCTOBER 8 - Another $1+ Million Powerball® Ticket Sold in California
OCTOBER 5 - Fresno Fairgoers Can Join the Play in Person – Experience California Lottery Live!
OCTOBER 3 - CA Lottery Celebrates 38th Anniversary, Announces Record Revenue Raised for Public Education
OCTOBER 2 - Powerball® Jackpot at $1.04 Billion Tonight: Why Are Jackpots Getting So Big?
OCTOBER 2 - Media Availability TODAY: Powerball® Makes History With Another Billion-Dollar Jackpot
Our Mission
We are dedicated to maximizing supplemental funding for California public education.